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How mining ruined lives and livelihoods

Illegal stone quarries have changed the face of Birbhum district where villagers are finding it difficult to survive due to contaminated water and pollution.

Gurvinder Singh

Posted on 03 Apr, 2019 10:13 AM

Koley Kisku, a primary school student at Ranipur village at Rampurhat block in Birbhum district of West Bengal suffers from a thyroid gland related ailment that has partially affected his ability to speak. His school mates say that the 11-year-old could speak normally till a few years ago but he began to lose his voice.

Labourers crush stones at illegal stone quarries. (Pic: Gurvinder Singh)

What’s forest governance without local hand

Multilayered governance and involvement of forest dwellers in the decision making processes can go a long way in managing our forests better.

Sharachchandra Lele

Posted on 02 Apr, 2019 11:42 AM

The recent news on the forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribal and other forest-dwelling households from 16 states by a Supreme Court order has again brought the long-debated issue of the role of the state and

Mangar Bani, a green patch between Faridabad and Gurgaon (Image: Pradip Krishen, Facebook)

SC sets aside NGT order on Lower Subansiri hydel project

Policy matters this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 27 Mar, 2019 03:37 PM

Lower Subansiri hydel project: SC seeks review of NGT's order granting nod to the project

Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh (Source: Kakul baruah via Wikimedia Commons)

Bullet train project worries activists

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 27 Mar, 2019 03:15 PM

Activists seek President, PM intervention to protect mangrove trees in Maharashtra

A wetland in Mumbai (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

UN World Water Development Report out

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 21 Mar, 2019 07:48 PM

UN releases the World Water Development Report 2019

UN report suggests better management of water resources to ensure equity of water. (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

UN Environment Assembly adopts India's two resolutions

Policy matters this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 20 Mar, 2019 12:37 PM

UN Environment Assembly adopts resolutions on single-use plastics, nitorgen management piloted by India

Recycling of single-use plastic is a global challenge. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

An integrated approach to water quality management

Chemical contamination of drinking water is a significant health concern in India, one we haven’t realised the magnitude of. Practitioners across sectors must come together to tackle this issue.

Ayan Biswas

Vikas Ratanjee

Posted on 18 Mar, 2019 03:58 PM

Fluoride, arsenic, nitrate, and other chemicals in drinking water pose significant health risks (such as fluorosis and arsenicosis) to o

Dumping waste effectively

Three environment-friendly ways of disposing of human waste have proven effective in various districts of Chhattisgarh.

Makarand Purohit

Posted on 16 Mar, 2019 03:51 PM

According to the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) website, access to toilets has improved in India and 28 out of 36 states and Union Territories are now open defecation free (ODF). While that’s good news, managing faecal sludge in ODF states in an eco-friendly way continues to be a big challenge.

Evapotranspiration community toilet at Shankarnagar, Kumhari (Source: India Water Portal)

Smart farming changes farms, fortunes in Bengal

Farmers of West Bengal are resorting to rice transplanters and zero tiller machines to save water and labour cost and to increase productivity.

Gurvinder Singh

Posted on 14 Mar, 2019 03:55 PM

Gulam Mustafa owns around five acres of land at Digalhati Moynaguri village in Coochbehar district of West Bengal. The 34-year-old has switched to “smart farming” to minimise labour cost and water use.